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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, off Talampetan, Busuanga Island, Palawan, WAM P.31397-010 (holotype of Ungusurculus philippinensis, 3.7 cm SL, male). Observed to be fairly common along the shores of the central Philippines from Palawan to Panay, Negros and Mindanao (Ref, 76869). Also in Apo Island, Siquijor Island, Guimaras Island and Calamianes Islands (Ref. 90102).
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Main Ref: Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ungusurculus: Name from Latin words 'ungulus' (= claw) and 'surculus' (= grapevine tendril), refers to the functional analogy with the pseudoclaspers and the specific shape of the inner pseudoclasper.; philippinensis: Named for the Philippine Islands, its area of distribution..
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Philippines.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76869); 5.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 87; Anal soft rays: 54 - 66; Vertebrae: 42 - 44. This species is distinct with the following characters: D 78-87, A 54-66, D/A 22-27, V in D 2.2-2.4; vertebrae 12-13+29-32=42-44; anterior nostril located 1/4 the distance from upper lip to aggregate distance to anterior margin of eye; free pseudoclaspers 2 pairs, outer pseudoclasper wing-shaped with broad base and distally slightly widened supporter without anterior hook, the inner one moderately long, with widened base, distally with 2 inward directed strong spines; cheeks with 5-6 scale rows on upper part and 3-4 rows on lower; no upper preopercular pore; otolith moderately elongate, its length to height is 2.0-2.1, pointed anterior and posterior tips, short sulcus with ventral indentation at joining of ostium and cauda, partly fused colliculi, its centre anterior to centre of otolith, inclined about 10°, otolith length to sulcus length is 2.0-2.1 (Ref. 76869).

Inhabitant of reef crevices, cryptic and solitary (Ref 90102).

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Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23:29-110. (Ref. 76869)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 28.1 - 29.2, mean 28.8 (based on 560 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Ungusurculus philippinensis Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007